retaliation-complaint

name	retaliation-complaint
title	Complaint for Retaliation
description	Drafts U.S. employment-retaliation complaints with jurisdiction, causation, and remedy sections aligned to the governing statute. Use when counsel needs a filing-ready complaint after a plaintiff alleges adverse action following protected activity. Covers Title VII, FLSA, SOX, and Dodd-Frank retaliation claims, administrative-exhaustion preservation, and prayer-for-relief drafting.
author	CaseMark
author_url	https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/retaliation-complaint
license	Apache-2.0
version	0.1.0
execution_mode	open
jurisdiction	us
practice	employment
language	en

Complaint for Retaliation

Generates a court-ready retaliation complaint with jurisdictional, factual, and remedy components for the selected statute.

Quick Start

1. Identify the governing statute (Title VII, FLSA, SOX, Dodd-Frank, state law).
2. Collect: parties, employment dates, protected-activity dates, adverse-action dates, decision-makers.
3. Confirm administrative exhaustion (EEOC/FEPA charge number, right-to-sue letter).
4. Draft complaint using the architecture and checklists below.

Prerequisites

Before drafting, gather:

• Governing law: federal title(s) and/or state anti-retaliation statute
• Jurisdiction: subject-matter and personal jurisdiction facts, venue basis
• Exhaustion (if required): charge number, filing date, right-to-sue date
• Timeline: employment start/end, protected-activity dates, adverse-action dates
• Parties: all plaintiffs/defendants, entity structure, employer capacity
• Evidence placeholders: emails, evaluations, memos, HR files, payroll records
• Local rules: caption format, font/margins, page limits, verification requirements
• Relief strategy: reinstatement, front pay, damages, injunction, fee-shifting, jury demand

Statute Reference Matrix

Claim	Statute	Elements	Typical Triggers
Title VII	42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a)	Protected activity + adverse action + causation + knowledge	Discrimination complaint, investigation participation
FLSA	29 U.S.C. § 215(a)(3)	Protected labor complaint + materially adverse action	Wage/hour/safety complaints
SOX	18 U.S.C. § 1514A	Protected whistleblowing + retaliation by covered entity	Financial-fraud reporting
Dodd-Frank	[VERIFY] 15 U.S.C. § 78u-6	Use exact statutory subsection	Securities/financial-market reporting

Complaint Architecture

Draft sections in this order:

1. Caption and title block
2. Identity paragraph — plaintiff/defendant descriptions
3. Jurisdiction and venue — see checklist below